Evening Concert

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast is pre-empted for 2 Holiday Specials

"The Sounds of Kwanzaa" and "The Ballad of the Brown King"
 

Tonight at 7:00 on the “Evening Concert” on WILL-FM 90.9 the “Chicago Symphony Orchestra Radio Broadcast” is pre-empted so that we can bring you two holiday specials: “The Sounds of Kwanzaa” and “The Ballad of the Brown King”.

Tuesday, December 26: Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO 23-52) PRE-EMPTED

7:00 pm: The Sounds of Kwanzaa with Garrett McQueen (email trauth@illinois.edu for playlist)

8:00 pm: The Ballad of the Brown King (Encore)

Margaret BONDS/Langston HUGHES: The Ballad of the Brown King; A Christmas cantata that focuses on Balthazar, the dark-skinned king who journeyed to Bethlehem to witness the birth of Jesus Christ. The Dessoff Choirs and Orchestra; Malcolm J. Merriweather, cond.; Laquita Mitchell, s.; Lucia Bradford, m-s; Noah Stewart, tenor. (email trauth@illinois.edu for playlist)